Are these your underwear? And other awkward situations in the laundry room...

Recently I have had a few rather awkward situations regarding the laundry facilities in my apartment complex, I'll start with the less awkward of the two stations and ease into the awkwardness.

Situation 1: Abandoned Laundry:  I typically do my laundry very late at night because I work nights, so I'm up anyway on my days off and then I don't have to fight for use of the only washer and dryer in my building. Except of course when my neighbors forget to take their laundry out of the dryer and then it sits for hours, sometimes for days. So I've started just putting the abandoned laundry on top of the dryer and hoping who ever abandoned their laundry comes back to claim it. As much as I feel like a jerk for moving mystery neighbor's abandoned laundry, I feel they are being a bit of a jerk by leaving the laundry in dryer and so they have forced my unneighborly actions and thus my jerkishness is a moot point.

Situation 2: Accidentally abandoned laundry...that somehow gets mixed in with my laundry. There is this odd little spot under the lint catcher thing in the dryer where small things get stuck, my socks have a habit of getting stuck under that little spot and disappearing forever. Well the other day when folding my laundry I found a pair of very cute black undies that probably where hiding in the dryer lint nook when I put my clothes in the dryer, they look very much like something I would own but I'm quite certain they are not mine because they are the wrong size and I have never purchased underwear from The Gap. Although I may in the future, they are incredibly soft. But I now have in my possession a pair of my neighbor's underwear, so what the hell do I do with them? Do I put them back in the laundry room and hope that they make it back to their rightful owner like someone did with one of my lost socks the other day? Do I throw them out because attempting to find their rightful owner could mean asking my neighbors the question "are these your underwear?" Do I pin them to the bulletin board in the laundry room and risk shaming their owner but increase the chance that they will be found? Until I decide exactly what to do I think they will live in my laundry basket with the socks that are missing their mate, all hopelessly abandoned under the dryer lint holder.

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What I'm currently reading...

I am currently reading Love In A Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford and I feel the need to share this delightful description with anyone who has not had the pleasure of reading these marvelous words:

"Her curtsies, owing to the solid quality of her frame, did not recall the graceful movement of wheat before the wind. She scrambled down like a camel, rising again backside foremost like a cow, a strange performance, painful might be supposed to the performer, the expression on whose face, however, belied this thought. Her knees cracked like revolver shots but her smile was heavenly."

** To anyone interested in the Popular Penguin Pink editions they are, as far as I have been able to ascertain through many wasted moments on the internet, only available in Australia. I purchased my copy of this book and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote on eBay and paid a exorbitant amount in shipping, they are worth every penny.

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Grannyism #4

Here is a list of funny things I found on the internet to keep you occupied while I am at work for the next several days:

Saddest Cookbooks Ever, including the I Can't Chew Cookbook.

Quiz on Buzzfeed, that has concluded that I am an alien.

21 Victorian Slang terms that need to be revived.

This beautiful pair of flats I need to add to my collection.

This amazing vintage teapot that I need in my life.

Possibly my next craft project.

More beautiful books to add to my collection.

One of my current favorite shops in Portland, other than the Goodwill on Hawthorne and Powells.

Excellent news for women in comic books Female Thor is outselling male Thor by 30%.

A recent study shows that 80% of cervical cancers are preventible with the latest HPV Vaccine.

102 year old pictures add a bit more beauty to the sometimes ugly world of the internet.

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Word of the Week

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of big words

*Image credit: "Don't be a dick" (like who ever created the word of the week) from With Grace & Guts

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Vanilla Almond Granola

I've been making granola for a few years now and I recently stumbled on a recipe that I've modified to make what may be my favorite granola recipe yet. The original recipe is from Sally's Baking Addiction is super simple and delicious, my modified recipe is listed below.

2 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup chopped almonds
1 cup rinsed quinoa
1 cup dried coconut flakes
1/8 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1. Mix oats, quinoa, almonds, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
2. Mix honey, coconut oil, almond extract and vanilla in a small bowl. Stir until combined.
3. Pour wet ingredients (honey, etc...) over dry ingredients (oats, etc..), stir until combined. 
4. Spread evenly on a baking an oiled baking sheet (I put a little bit of coconut oil on a paper towel and rub it on the baking sheet)
5. Bake at 300 degrees for 30-45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes. 

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